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Is pharmaceutical glaze halal?

excipient (glaze, insect-derived) · ingredient

strict
Doubtful
mainstream
Doubtful
lenient
Halal
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Pharmaceutical Glaze (E904); pharma excipient. Confectioner's/pharmaceutical glaze is shellac-based (lac-insect resin); same source-dependent reading as the dictionary's `shellac` (E904).

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Sources

mirrors e_codes_v1.json E904 classificationMUIS Halal Additive Guide 2018 — MUIS (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore)SANHA additive guide — SANHA (South African National Halaal Authority)IFANCA halal excipient guidance (ifanca.org) — IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America)USP-NF excipient monograph — USP (United States Pharmacopeia) — USP-NF

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